The New York Times Bestseller, acclaimed by author such as Freakonomics co-author Steven D. Levitt, Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Nudge co-author Richard Thaler, Thinking Fast and Slow offers a whole new look at the way our minds work, and how we make decisions. Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do. ,

Book De*ion The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent witmake difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday Everything you need to know about neurosis, libido, ego, and id-- but somehow it slipped your mind. Freud for Beginners is a perfect introduction to the life andthought of the man whose discovery of psychoanalysis revolutionizedour attitudes towards mental illness, religion, sex, and culture.This documentary cartoon book plunges us into the world oflate-nineteenth-century Vienna in which Freud grew up. We explorehis early background in science, his work as a therapist, hisencounter with cocaine, and his theories on the unconscious,dreams, the Oedipus Complex, and sexuality. We meet his family, his friend and enemies, and his patients --The Rat Man, Anna O., Little Hans -- and we get an insider's viewas the psychoanalytic movement is launched. The zany art andprobing text do an extraordinary job of simplifying Freud withouttrivializing him.

No matter what else was going on in his life or where he was—traveling to make movies, at the White House, or sometimes just across the room—Ronald Reagan wrote letters to Nancy Reagan, to express his love, thoughts, and feelings, and to stay in touch. Through these extraordinary letters and reflections, the private character and life of an American president and his first lady are revealed. Nancy Reagan reflects with love and insight on the letters, on her husband, and on the many phases of their life together. A love story spanning half a century and the private life of this classic American couple come vividly alive in this rare and inspiring book.

Herman's book shows how proper use of the Physioball makes iteasier to gain the strengthening and slimming effects of thePilates technique. Originally developed for physical therapypatients, the ball is a low-impact, high-intensity fitness toolthat adds fun, variety, and effectiveness to a workout session.

Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating yourchildren in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? Theauthors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new GoldenRule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do untoyour children. And most important, they show us how to live by it.Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and casestudies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold oftraditional parenting books by taking into account the strong roleof emotions -- those of parents and children -- in psychologicaldevelopment. With this book, parents will learn how to communicatewith children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to helpthem successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others.The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Goleman'sbest-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can beapplied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offerssuggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special secti

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificenttreasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman—frominterviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. Asweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate andfascinating view of a life in science-a life like no other. Fromhis ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prizeacceptance speech, this book will fascinate anyone interested inthe world of ideas.

At times in our careers, we've all been aware of a "gut feeling"guiding our decisions. Too often, we dismiss these feelings as"hunches" and therefore untrustworthy. But renowned researcher GaryKlein reveals that, in fact, 90 percent of the critical decisionswe make is based on our intuition. In his new book, THE POWER OFINTUITION , Klein shows that intuition, far from being an innate"sixth sense," is a learnable--and essential--skill. Based on interviews with senior executives who make importantjudgments swiftly, as well as firefighters, emergency medicalstaff, soldiers, and others who often face decisions with immediatelife-and-death implications, Klein demonstrates that the expertiseto recognize patterns and other cues that enableus--intuitively--to make the right decisions--is a naturalextension of experience. Through a three-tiered process called the "Exceleration Program,"Klein provides readers with the tools they need to build theintuitive skills that will help them make tough choices, spotpotential

Here is a detailed, easy-to-use guidebook for womenforty and older on how to use gentle but powerful traditionalChinese exercises, breathing techniques, massage, meditation, andvocalizations to promote health, fitness, relaxation, and mentalclarity; improve stamina; and even treat specific health concerns.Acupuncturist and longtime qigong practitioner Deborah Davisexplains the traditional Chinese approach to health and the variouscomponents of qigong practice; gives general health routines forwomen in specific age groups; and offers do-it-yourself practicesand routines for specific health issues including insomnia,hypertension and heart disease, menopause, sexual vitality, breasthealth, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and depression.

In this compelling collection of talks, interviews, andletters, Toni Packer provides a comprehensive overview of the pathof meditative inquiry—a nondenominational approach to spiritualgrowth that emphasizes the direct experience of the present moment."The immense challenge for each one of us," Packer writes, "is canwe live our lives, at least for moments at a time, in the wonder ofpresence that is the creative source of everything?" She shows howwe can transform fear, anger, guilt, and attachment to ourself-image through simple, direct awareness. Having recently losther husband of fifty years, Packer also speaks with candor andtenderness about the convulsions of a grieving heart and the peacethat undivided awareness can bring. Toni Packer began studying Zen in 1967 with Roshi Philip Kapleau(author of The Three Pillars of Zen ) at the Rochester Zen Centerand was eventually named his successor. Seeing the potentiallydestructive effects of relying too much on tradition, however, shedid not accept

In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with thepeace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master,spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to makepositive use of the very situations that usually pressure andantagonize us. For him a ringing telephone can be a signal to callus back to our true selves. Dirty dishes, red lights, and trafficjams are spiritual friends on the path to "mindfulness" -- theprocess of keeping our consciousness alive to our presentexperience and reality. The most profound satisfactions, thedeepest feelings of joy and completeness lie as close at hand asour next aware breath and the smile we can form right now.